Watch: Blanche, pressed on Epstein, says: 'He's dead.'

<p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/politics/live-news/todd-blanche-testimony-trump-administration?t=1779204105204">Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche</a>, when asked by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley about whether the Justice Department had any open investigations related Jeffrey Epstein, said sharply: “He’s dead.”</p>